Roman Imperial coin – HCR62914

Obverse

Inscription:

IMP C L SEP SEVERVS P AV

Design:

Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right

Reverse

Inscription:

VICTORIA AVGVSTI

Design:

Victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm sloped over left shoulder in left hand

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Dynasty

Severan

Reign

Septimius Severus

Person

Septimius Severus (ruler/authority)

Mint

Eastern Mint (Roman Imperial)

Denomination

Cistophorus

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

AD 198 – 202 (according to BMCRE)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

10.21

Axis

Diameter (mm)

24.3

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

19/6/1975

Source

Münzen und Medaillen AG 697

Source of funds

Friends of Ashmolean (£265)

Acquisition credit

Purchased with the assistance of the Friends of the Ashmolean, 1975.

Acquisition note

£ (GBP)

mule

Die link (obverse)

BMCRE V, no.759, pl.67, no.2

Die link (reverse)

BMCRE V, no.762, pl.67, no.5

Reference

RIC IV.1 : cf. 532 (obverse)

Reference

RIC IV.1 : cf. 532B(a), 532B(b)

Reference

BMCRE : 759 (obverse)

Reference

BMCRE : 762 (reverse)

Contributors to this coin record

jmairat, CGVolunteer1, cgallacher, mspencer-brown, mmaliczowski